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MANCHESTER WE OWE YOU SO MUCH
The Very Best Of The Stone RosesThe Very Best Of The Stone Roses by Stone Roses
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Between 1987-1990 this band had everything spot on the clothes the politics and above all the music, captured a generation.
Happy Mondays : Greatest HitsHappy Mondays : Greatest Hits by Happy Mondays
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Salford lads really city in it's own right you know!!! Anyhow how funkin funky were these fellas!
Chicken Rhythms + ExtrasChicken Rhythms + Extras by Northside
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They arrived a year or two too late. Signed to then condemed Factory label, and could never get any real momentum to make the nationals. A one reviewer says: They'd be massive if they came out now.
Somewhere SoonSomewhere Soon by The High
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The first band I ever saw. Middleton Hieneken Festival 1991 I think. I was only 11 or 12 with me James t-shirt on and I remember the lead singer being dead impressed I knew all the words to Box Set Go
The Last BroadcastThe Last Broadcast by Doves
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Ah the present day Manchester contingent....... Best Album although Cedar Room may be thier best song.
Substance 1977-1980Substance 1977-1980 by Joy Division
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More Salford lads!!! I was late comer to Joy Division, always found them a bit challenging in my chuffy chops organiser. But you can't fail to impressed by 'em.
Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) by Sub Sub Featuring Melanie Williams
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The Doves before they liked gutiars!!
The Hour of BewilderbeastThe Hour of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy
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Not me fave, waffles on a bit about himself at gigs being all deadpan and citeh, but again he's made the odd tune so he gets the nod
808:88:98808:88:98 by 808 State
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This band played at the party in Castlefield laid on by The 2000 olympic bid team. They played after Sydney won so was a bit of a damp squib...... as if we were gonna win it!
SinglesSingles by New Order
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Salford boys again, tell you what this should be renamed Salford we owe you so much........
James: The Best OfJames: The Best Of by James
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James. Love these as a teenager, still listen if they pop on the mp3 player in shuffle mode classic tunes from a great Manchester band
Greatest HitsGreatest Hits by Inspiral Carpets
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We don't care about Rio................... Thanks to Tom and the boys for giving FCUM a great tune!! Oldham really these chaps but we'll have Gtr Manchester.....
Melting Pot: The Best of The CharlatansMelting Pot: The Best of The Charlatans by The Charlatans
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Can't have these in. Very posh cheshire boys. Ooooopsss they've sneaked in, the cheeky little sausages
Definitely MaybeDefinitely Maybe by Oasis
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Gonna have to mention these. They did well but after this record they got stuck. Not a great advert for the intelligence of the city..... All the Burberry Englanders love these, nightmare!!!!
This Is Music: The Singles 92-98This Is Music: The Singles 92-98 by The Verve
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Wiganers and Boltonians really but Richard Ashcroft has got a stronger Manc accent that Shaun Ryder and Liam Gallagher put together....... Whats going on there!!??!
50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong: 39 Golden Greats50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong: 39 Golden Greats by The Fall
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Mark E Smith.... again took me a bit to understand where they were coming from but if you open your ears theres plenty of tunes in them.
The Very Best of the SmithsThe Very Best of the Smiths by Smiths
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Morrisey.... don't like the fella. He has a fat neck, and to ban the sale of alcohol and meat at recent gigs just shows his ego. Oh I forgot its Irony! T*T!!! Still a goodish band
The Punk Singles CollectionThe Punk Singles Collection by Slaughter & The Dogs
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The Dogs. Manchester Punk!!! We'll very early punk these were knocking tunes out well before those southerners the pistols. Wythenshawe lads.
Finest: Ever Fallen in LoveFinest: Ever Fallen in Love by Buzzcocks
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Another punkish band or was it post-punk, whatever Shelly and the lads were somewhat impressed by a Free Trade Hall gig by the afore mentioned southerners.
Number OnesNumber Ones by Bee Gees
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BEE GEES. Sale lads....... Then they went to Australia to grow big teeth then come back and ate us all up with disco......
Voodoo Ray [12" VINYL]Voodoo Ray [12" VINYL] by A Guy Called Gerald
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Theres one chap I'll fail to recognise and he has wobbly arms, gets loads of women (somehow) and has curly ginger hair, not to unlike the hair 'round a foxes bum.... This is a TUNE!!!
The Best of the Durutti ColumnThe Best of the Durutti Column by Durutti Column
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Ahhhhhh music.............. no vocals just.......... guitars and the odd word.......... bit boring really but
The GreatestThe Greatest by Ian Brown
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Ian Brown. He lived in Salford for a bit....
Hacienda ClassicsHacienda Classics by Various Artists
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The Club
The Return of the Roughnecks: the Best of the ChameleonsThe Return of the Roughnecks: the Best of the Chameleons by Chameleons
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Middleton boys. Have I missed anyone besides 10cc and Take That, Hermens Hermits?? The Hollies....... Wowwwwwww